BIG ACTION! Over 3 million WhatsApp accounts banned in India - check the reason here!

WhatsApp update: The Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp recently announced that it has banned over 3 million Indian accounts in the 46-day period from June 16 to July 31. The messaging application received 137 reports for account support, of which one was actioned, and 316 requests to ban accounts, the messaging giant said in its second compliance report under the new Information Technology Rules, 2021

"Indian accounts actioned through our prevention and detection methods, for violating the laws of India or WhatsApp's Terms of Service and user-reports or grievances received, through 2 channels e-mail grievance_officer_wa@support.whatsapp.com regarding violations of WhatsApp's terms of service, or questions about accounts on WhatsApp, published in the help center or, mails received by the India Grievance Officer via post," WhatsApp was quoted as saying by IANS.

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All grievances received from users in India via the grievance mechanisms are evaluated and responded to. Overall, more than 95 percent of such bans in India are due to the unauthorized use of automated or bulk messaging ('Spam'). These number have also increased significantly since 2019 because our systems have increased in sophistication, the company said said.

In its first compliance report, which covered the time between May 15 and June 15, WhatsApp had said it banned 2 million Indian users. In July, search engine giant Google said that it removed over 1.5 lakh pieces of content based on complaints received in May and June, and over 98 percent of these were related to copyright.